Officials said Abdiel Mendez went to a home late Wednesday night dressed in a suit and wearing a black earpiece. According to the victim, Mendez knocked on the door, called his name and identified himself as a police officer when the victim opened the door.

"I have a person here at my door and he told me that he is a police officer. And I wanted you guys to send me a patrol because I think that he is not a police officer," the caller said. "He told me he has a gun and a badge."

Mendez flashed the victim a gold badge inside a folding wallet when he was asked to show credentials, a news release said.

Police said the victim then invited Mendez into the home.

"When the suspect got into the apartment, he was acting very suspicious and nervous which, if you are a law enforcement officer, you would not be acting suspicious nor would you be nervous," said Stacie Miller, Kissimmee Police Department spokeswoman. "Anytime you impersonate an officer it's a bad decision."

The victim again asked Mendez for his credentials, but police said he displayed a handgun and said, "Look, here's my gun. I am a police officer."

Mendez fled the area when the victim called police.

Kissimmee police said they found Mendez in the Chelsea Square complex as he was trying to flee. Mendez told officers he was trying to collect rent from the victim owed to his father, but police said that explanation was a lie.

According to a news release, a gun, and gold badge with "concealed weapon" and "permit" on it were found on Mendez. A two-way radio including an ear piece were also found.

THIS IS "WESH 2 NEWS FIRST AT 4" IN HIGH DEFINITION. POLICE IN OSCEOLA COUNTY SAY THEY'VE BUSTED A PHONY COP. THEY SAY HE SHOWED UP AT A TOWN HOUSE HIS FATHER OWNS TO COLLECT BACK RENT AND HE WAS CARRYING A BADGE. WESH 2'S GREG FOX IS LIVE IN KISSIMMEE. WHERE EXACTLY DID THIS HAPPEN? IT HAPPENED AT THE CHELSEA SQUARE TOWN HOME SUBDIVISION. THIS IS ACTUALLY NEAR THE HOSPITAL ON COLUMBIA AVENUE. AND THE UNIT WHERE THE GUY GOT INSIDE ACTUALLY WITH HIS GUN AND PHONY BADGE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE BUILDING YOU SEE HERE. IN FACT, WHEN THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE DECIDED TO CALL 911, THE SUSPECT RAN OUT OF THE PROPERTY SO QUICKLY HE LEFT HIS CAR BEHIND. ANY TIME YOU IMPERSONATE AN OFFICER IT IS A BAD DECISION. KISSIMMEE POLICE TELL ME 32-YEAR-OLD ABDIEL MENDEZ MADE A REALLY BAD DECISION WHEN THEY SAY HE SHOWED UP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THIS TOWN HOME COMPLEX AND ACTED LIKE HE WAS A POLICE OFFICER. THE VICTIM SAID THE MAN AT THE DOOR LOOKED LIKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND DISPLAYED A GOLD BADGE AND HIS WALLET. BUT WHEN THE VICTIM LET THE MAN INSIDE, THINGS JUST DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. WHEN THE SUSPECT WENT INTO THE APARTMENT, HE WAS ACTING VERY SUSPICIOUS AND NERVOUS. WHICH YOU IF YOU ARE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THERE ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS YOU WOULD NOT BE ACTING SUSPICIOUS NOR WOULD YOU BE NERVOUS. WHEN THE VICTIM ASKED TO SEE POLICE I.D. THE MAN IDENTIFIED AS MENDEZ OPENED HIS JACKET TO REVEAL A BLACK AND SILVER HANDGUN LIKE THIS IN HIS POCKET. AND SAID, QUOTE, LOOK, HERE'S MY GUN. I AM A POLICE OFFICER. THAT'S WHEN THE VICTIM REACHED FOR THE PHONE TO CALL 911. AS HE SAYS MENDEZ RAN AWAY. JUST AS MENDEZ RAN DOWN THE HOME HE WAS STOPPED BY POLICE WHO FOUND A FAKE POLICE BADGE THAT READS "CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT". POLICE SAY HIS EXCUSE TO GET INTO THE VICTIM'S HOUSE WAS FAKE TOO. HE WAS THERE TO COLLECT THE RENT. MENDEZ WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE A FIRST APPEARANCE FROM THE JAIL TODAY BUT HE ACTUALLY POSTED $3,500 BOND AND HE IS OUT TONIGHT. WE TRIED TO GO TO HIS HOME BUT IT IS A GATED COMMUNITY SO WE DID NOT HAVE AN ABILITY TO TRY TO CONTACT HIM. HE WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.